Doctrine

When he was a little boy
 His father used to say,
 "You want to grow to be a man?
 You'd better start today"
 Listen closely to my words
 And I will show you how
 There're seven steps to manhood
 And I'll teach them to you now
 The only thing you'll ever own
 Is what you hold inside
 Your dignity, intelligence
 Your loyalty and pride
 Ego and indifference
 Are cancers of the weak
 Honesty is godliness
 Be truthful when you speak
 If you want to be remembered
 When your earthly life is through
 Then teach your sons to leave their mark
 On everything they do
 Know when to turn the other cheek
 Know when to seek revenge
 The vine that never picks a side
 Dies rotting on the fence
 Son, you wanna grow up
 Think you ought to slow up
 I see disaster in everything you do
 Dad, when I grow up
 Things are gonna blow up
 I'm gonna be a man just like you
 When the son became a father
 Then he told his children, too
 "Be mindful of the things I say
 And not the things I do"
 It's very hard to be the man
 You read about in books
 The knights and kings you fantasized
 Now commoners and crooks
 But no one can imprison
 And educated mind
 So be yourself and free yourself
 By learning all the time
 If you should discover
 You've given all you can
 There's nothing more to answer for
 That's how to be a man
 Son, you wanna grow up
 Think you ought to slow up
 I see disaster in everything you do
 Dad, when I grow up
 Things are gonna blow up
 I'm gonna be a man just like you